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Aspera Shares EUVDEUVD-2025-209178

| CVE-2025-66483 MEDIUM
Insufficient Session Expiration (CWE-613)
2026-04-01 ibm GHSA-4rp7-5w2x-wwvh
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V7 - Session Management Session expiration enforcement
Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 reflects medium risk with network accessibility and low complexity (AV:N/AC:L), but the critical prerequisite is authentication (PR:L), which limits the attack surface. EPSS data is not provided, but the risk profile is meaningful: the vulnerability enables post-compromise lateral movement and account impersonation within an authenticated context. The primary risk is that an administrator or privileged user performing a password reset on a compromised account may not fully revoke the attacker's access if the attacker maintains an active session. Real-world impact depends on the confidentiality and integrity of data accessible through Aspera Shares and the frequency of password resets in the operational environment. This is not a critical unauthenticated remote code execution, but represents a genuine privilege persistence risk in multi-user deployments where account compromise is possible.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A network administrator's Aspera Shares account is compromised via phishing. Before the administrator detects the breach and resets their password, an attacker maintains an active session token. After the password reset is performed, the attacker's session remains valid and functional, allowing continued file access and potential lateral movement within the Aspera Shares environment under the administrator's identity. No public exploit code is known to exist; exploitation requires pre-existing authentication or session token access.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Apr 01, 2026

IBM Aspera Shares versions 1.9.9 through 1.11.0 fail to invalidate user sessions following password reset operations, enabling authenticated users to maintain access to compromised accounts and impersonate other users. The vulnerability requires prior authentication and allows limited confidentiality and integrity impact through account takeover. IBM has released a patch to address this session management defect.

RemediationAI

IBM has released a patch available through their support portal. Organizations should upgrade IBM Aspera Shares to the patched version specified in the vendor advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7267848. As an immediate mitigation pending patch deployment, administrators should enforce logout of all active sessions when initiating password resets for user accounts, consider implementing additional session monitoring and re-authentication requirements for sensitive operations, and audit session logs for suspicious cross-user activity patterns that may indicate session hijacking attempts.

Affected VersionsENISA

Aspera Shares 1.9.9 ≤1.11.0

Affected Packages

euvd aspera_shares no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability stems from improper session handling in IBM Aspera Shares, a file transfer and collaboration platform. After a user resets their password, the application fails to terminate active sessions associated with that account (CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration). This is a classic session fixation/persistence flaw where session tokens remain valid despite credential changes. An authenticated attacker who gains knowledge of another user's credentials or who obtains a valid session token before password reset can continue using that session to perform actions as the legitimate user. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_shares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* for versions 1.9.9 through 1.11.0.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Sep 30, 2026 - 22:23 NVD
6.3 (MEDIUM) 6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch released
Apr 01, 2026 - 23:16 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 01, 2026 - 22:56 nvd
MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionNVD

IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.9 through 1.11.0 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 90% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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